St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-04
VERMONT NEWS.
work of Lightning and storm.

Work OF Lightning and Storm.
Steven Douglass house, barn and
contents were burned, being struck by
lightning Friday night, at Stowe.
Loss, $500 no insurance.
During a severe thunder storm Fri
day lightning fired Richard Water
mans large barn at PompanOOsuc.
Loss, $4,000; partially insured.
The house of John Calef at Wash
ington, was struck by lightning during
the severe storm Thursday night, and
together with part of its contents, the
barn and stock, was consumed.
The house of Harvey Fletcher in
Lowell was struck by lightning Thurs
day night, instantly killing his wife
and paralyzing himself while they
were asleep in bed. He will recover.
Ira Stevens of Essex Junction lost a
valuable Jersey COW which was struck
by lightning and about the same time
bolt struck the granary of James
Becky and badly splintered the tim
bers and boards.
The storm of Thursday afternoon
was one of the most violent in Char
lOtte for several years. The house on
the Farrell place in the northeast part
of the town was struck by lightning
and the interior was nearly wrecked.
Strange to say none of the family were
injured. The house of William Foot
was also struck by lightning, prostrat-
ing two ladies of the family, but not
seriously injuring them.
During the thunder storm of Thurs
day night and Friday morning a bolt
of snl, or 81
barns owned by w. r. Remele of Mid
dlebury, and set them on fire. The fire
was communicated to two other barns
adjoining, and the three were burned.
About 40 tons of hay, several wagons,
sleighs and "a quantity of farming i'm
plements were destroyed, but the live
stock was all saved. There was no in
surance.
Thursday afternoon the house and
barn of Mrs. Hawkins, in the south
part of Bristol, were totally destroyed
by fire. The contents of the house
were saved, but the contents of the
GEOGRAPHICALLY hay-were destroy
ed. The loss is about $4,000, on which
there is an insurance of 5000. A barn
on p L. BristOl's farm, i'm the eastern
part of the town was also struck by
lightning and destroyed. 1t contained
a number of tons of hay, insured for
$3.50. The storm also did q large
amount of damage to the crops.
Harry, nine, son Of w. Beauclerk of
Irasburg, was drowned while bathing
Thursday of last week.
David Johnson, an Englishman,
stabbed Emmett Gibson of RichfOrd
with pitchfork. He has been COM
mitted to Jail in default of $500.
A five-years- old boy named Fraden-
burg, while playing on the banks of
the WallOOmsac river at Bennington,
fell in and was drowned Tuesday.
The grade accident by
which Thomas Harris of Randolph was
killed was caused by the negligence of
the engineer in not blowing the whistle.
C. w. Newell of BrattlebOrO, whose
eye was cut half an inch across the
corner by the explosion of soda wa
ter bottle, will probably lose the sight
of it.
A band of robbers attempted to
break into the house of E. G.. Marvin,
druggist of Rutland, Monday night.
They had climbed ladder to his bed
room window.
Orison Joselyn of Westfield, aged 60
years, while driving in buggy Friday
afternoon was thrown out by his horse
becoming frightened, and received
wounds that proved fatal.
A young man named Barton stepped
his left foot into vat of boiling col
ored water at the brush factory in
Burlington and his leg was literally
cooked as far up as his knee.
The Vermont Construction company
began to set up the new iron railroad
bridge at Hartford, to replace the one
destroyed by fire last winter, Tuesday.
The bridgewOrk is constructed and on
the ground, and all that remains to be
done is to put it together in position.
A ten-year- old son of Abram SOulia,
of Proctor, was last Thursday with
several companions, bathing in Otter
Creek, near the home of his parents.
The boy ventured beyond his depth,
and, being unable to swim. was drown
ed before aid could be summoned by
his young companions.